Georgia · House Bill 7 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Income tax; workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties; provide tax credit

HB 7 Sponsored by Dar'shun Kendrick Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 14, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to…

Read the full title (108 words)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseHouse Hopper
  2. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Ways & Means
  3. HouseHouse Second Readers
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Ways & Means
  5. CommitteeHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted · House Ways & Means
  6. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Ways & Means

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.